I had mine done at this age and they've always been great. I can go months without wearing earrings and they don't close up. Baby might also be less likely to pull at them while they heal. That said, I'm not personally ready to pierce my daughter's ears.

I was under family pressure to do my DD's early and my husband was against it. It was not so important to me so I didn't push for it. She's three now and wants them but I worry it will hurt and she'll play with them as she's healing. I told DH that if This LO was a girl we'd get it done in the first six months. No worries though we had a boy.

I just got my LO’s ears pierced a week or so ago. Just so you know... the only place I found that would do it this young is Merle Norman. There could be other places but that’s the only one I found here in Edmonton. It was super easy. She only cried for about 5 minutes, I soothed her, save her a shot of gripe water and we were good to go. They weren’t even red or irritated. My husband and I both agreed to do it this young and we are traveling in January and wanted her to have them early enough in case they make us take out her earrings going through security. I don’t regret it. It is a little heartbreaking when they cry but it’s no worse than when they get their vaccinations.
Some asshole did mom shame me in the mall so sorry, but prepare yourself....
But all in all we are really happy with it and they use g

We didn't do my daughters and I'm glad! She loved to yank on her ears from 3m on haha. I wanted to wait until she was old enough to take care of them herself.

A con could be gettinf them done could be she doesn't want them when she's older but they won't grow in. She yanks on them so they wont heal. Infection.

Pro would be they're done! They are pretty darn cute. She won't have to go through the healing stage when shes older. (I wouldn't say avoiding pain when older. I had mine done when I was 7. The gun made me jump as it was loud, but it didn't huet.)

Which ever you choose, dont let people bully you about your choice. Research who you decide to go to as well!

Totally your choice so no shaming from me either way, but you did ask for people’s pro and con opinions. I was not allowed to get my ears pierced until I was 12. By then I was very sure I wanted them and was able to take care of them. I am personally thankful my mother waited for me to be able to make the choice myself and will do the same for my daughter. Something I have heard about infant ear piercing is that the ears grow obviously so not all piercers will put the hole in the right spot accounting for ear growth. Also if you do choose to pierce now, apparently tattoo and piercing shops are the best places to go because they have to pass health and safety regulations where places with the guns do not (I had my ears and nose done with a gun and am fine lol. But needles are supposed to be better). Ultimately it is unlikely your daughter would grow up thinking “oh my god my parents took away my body autonomy because they pierced my ears” but I was thankful that it was my choice.

I had my eldest daughter done when she was 5 months. It was at the mall, she had it for awhile and then when she was older, she had an infection so we had to take it out. We redid it after when she was about 8 or 9 and one side was pierced on an angle so it always hit her ear when she wears earnings now. I'll probably do this baby girl around 5 months as well

Why put them through unnecessary pain this young? They already struggle when they're hungry, tired and sick so why add something else? What's the point anyways? They don't even know why they're in pain and don't know that their ears are pierced. Babies are adorable without doing this to them. Wait until she's older and let her decide on her own that she wants to get them. I just do not understand why parents would put their babies thru that. And if they got infected at such a young age??Not worth it when there's already so many things to be dealing with for us and babies in the first year. I don't understand the urgency to do it. It's just not necessary.

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